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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Svitlana Midianko

So many things on your ever-evolving list resonate for me!

Minimizing the time between idea and execution — this is one I’m continuously working on myself. How’s that going for you?

Viewing the world as a playground is empowering :) Also sometimes easier said than done 😅

“There is simply no adventure quite as grand as committing to tell the truth about everything."

I love this quote and radical honesty.

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Thank you Sandra so much! With minimizing idea and execution, ahh, i think there is idea -> eval -> execution. and so perhaps the task is to minimize eval part, so make quick decisions! but how to make quick decisions?

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also on a more creative outlet side, i think this YTer has interesting takes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxA69uUGEUI&t=499s

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Whew Svitlana. This is an essay to carry with you for a while.

Love the idea of tweaking the defaults. Definitely something worthwhile to do

For me, my default used to be grabbing my phone when there's nothing to do. Now it's grabbing a book if there's on nearby or doing nothing (which is underrated). I treat the moment as mental cleaning and reorganizing.

A way to digest what's happened to me instead of always consuming.

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Wow. I am actually so actively working on my default state to also be a (book or meditation) vs grabbing my phone. Any tips on how to go through this transition or have some good writings?

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One of the biggest realizations I had was this: when you have a choice to do anything, you choose the most stimulating option. For most people, that's their phones.

So I needed to find ways to make books the most stimulating option.

For me, it meant the following:

1) having a book on my at all times

2) removing apps from my smartphone that aren't essential like social media

3) implementing screen time restrictions to lock apps after 10-15 min of activity

4) fill aldowntime with books & audibooks (riding the bus, driving long distances, walks)

I was pretty strict at the start and kept going until I built the habit.

Hopefully this helps!

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Nov 29, 2023·edited Nov 29, 2023Author

This is great, thank you for sharing @Mohammad! I found #1 to be especially powerful, just having books laying around everywhere I go! Will experiment with the others too!

+ I think focus times iOS might do a trick (e.g. my mindfulness mode is auto turned on at 7 and it only leaves 1/5 screens out, the screen that has mostly thinking / healthy habits apps!

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Glad I could help! Let me know how it goes!

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i love your words

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thank youuu!

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